Inside Dallas ISD

May 2-6 is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week!  Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD teachers and staff are uncommon heroes as they play an essential role in student success. During Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated educators and staff members who wholeheartedly commit themselves to helping all students succeed. Each day this week, we will recognize a Dallas ISD teacher and staff member in the district.  Today, we salute Melinda Foglesong, a PE teacher at Tasby Middle School, and Jeanne Norman, cafeteria supervisor at Lagow and Seagoville elementary schools.  Melinda…

As we wrap up 2016 Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week, watch students from schools across the district say thanks to their favorite teachers and staff.

A lot can happen in one week in Dallas ISD. The above video will catch you up on some of this week’s news from across the district. Short on time? No problem: the video is only 107 seconds! Saying thanks to ‘Our Uncommon Heroes’ Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week, which is May 2–6, is a chance to recognize those who commit themselves to helping all students succeed. (Read profiles on teachers and staff) WFAA anchor Brandon Segura surprised two Dallas ISD teachers at their homes very, very early in the morning. (Watch this) Heart of Child Nutrition Award The Food and Child…

The Rickey Smiley Foundation recently honored two siblings from Wilmer-Hutchins High School following a significant change in their personal life. Within a three-month period, the freshmen and junior sisters unexpectedly lost both parents. The Rickey Smiley Foundation heard of this incredible story and immediately wanted to commit their organization to help. As their home environment changed, the foundation wanted to support their needs to excel while in school. Both students will receive a laptop computer to help with their various academic coursework. “Coming from a two-parent home, to now sleeping on the couch in their grandmothers apartment, and not having…